Survey Questions for Webinar on Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

Did
 you
 a)end
 or
 view
 the
 webinar?

No

Yes

Did
 you
 submit
 a
 postdoc

applica;on
 (proposal)*
 in

November
 2015?

Yes

Group
 1

1.
 The
 informa;on

provided
 in
 the
 webinar

helped
 me
 develop
 my

plan
 for
 research,
 training

and
 broader
 impacts.

2.
 The
 informa;on

provided
 in
 the
 webinar

helped
 me
 understand
 the

submission
 requirements

(e.g.,
 components
 of
 the

proposal)

3.
 The
 informa;on

provided
 in
 the
 webinar

influenced
 my
 decision

to
 submit
 a
 proposal
 in

November
 2015

4.
 For
 someone

poten;ally
 interested
 in

applying
 for
 a

postdoctoral
 fellowship,

what
 is
 the
 op;mal

;ming
 for
 the
 webinar?

<9-­‐12
 months
 before

the
 deadline;
 6-­‐9

months
 before
 the

deadline;
 3-­‐6
 months

before
 the
 deadline;

less
 than
 3
 months

before
 the
 deadline>

Did
 you
 submit
 a
 postdoc

applica;on
 (proposal)
 in

November
 2015?

No

Yes

No

Group
 2

Group
 3

Group
 4

1.
 The
 informa;on
 provided

in
 the
 webinar
 helped
 me

develop
 my
 plan
 for

research,
 training
 and

broader
 impacts.

1.  Prior
 to
 submi`ng

your
 proposal,
 would

you
 have
 wanted
 a

webinar
 providing

informa;on
 about
 a)

developing
 your
 plan

for
 research,
 training

and
 broader
 impacts;

and/or
 b)
 helping

you
 understand
 the

submission

requirements
 (e.g.,

the
 components
 of

the
 proposal)?

*Comment
 Box
 for

“Other”
 response

1.  1.
 Are
 you
 interested

a
 webinar
 providing

informa;on
 about
 a)

developing
 your
 plan

for
 research,
 training

and
 broader
 impacts;

and/or
 b)
 helping

you
 understand
 the

submission

requirements
 (e.g.,

the
 components
 of

the
 proposal)?

*Comment
 Box
 for

“Other”
 response

2.
 The
 informa;on

provided
 in
 the
 webinar

helped
 me
 understand
 the

submission
 requirements

(e.g.,
 components
 of
 the

proposal)

3.
 The
 informa;on
 provided

in
 the
 webinar
 influenced

my
 decision
 not
 to
 submit
 a

proposal
 in
 November
 2015

4.
 How
 does
 the
 informa;on

provided
 in
 the
 webinar

affect
 the
 likelihood
 you
 will

submit
 a
 proposal
 in

November
 2016
 or

thereaQer?

2.
 For
 someone

poten;ally
 interested
 in

applying
 for
 a

postdoctoral
 fellowship,

what
 is
 the
 op;mal

;ming
 for
 the
 webinar?

<9-­‐12
 months
 before
 the

deadline;
 6-­‐9
 months

before
 the
 deadline;
 3-­‐6

months
 before
 the

deadline;
 less
 than
 3

months
 before
 the

deadline>

5.
 For
 someone
 poten;ally
 interested
 in
 applying
 for
 a

postdoctoral
 fellowship,
 what
 is
 the
 op;mal
 ;ming
 for

the
 webinar?

<9-­‐12
 months
 before
 the
 deadline;
 6-­‐9
 months
 before

the
 deadline;
 3-­‐6
 months
 before
 the
 deadline;
 less
 than
 3

months
 before
 the
 deadline>

2.
 For
 someone

poten;ally
 interested
 in

applying
 for
 a

postdoctoral
 fellowship,

what
 is
 the
 op;mal

;ming
 for
 the
 webinar?

<9-­‐12
 months
 before
 the

deadline;
 6-­‐9
 months

before
 the
 deadline;
 3-­‐6

months
 before
 the

deadline;
 less
 than
 3

months
 before
 the

deadline>

Group
 1

Group
 2

5.
 The
 slide
 presenta;on

sec;on
 of
 the
 webinar

(rela;ve
 to
 the
 Q&A)
 was

6.
 The
 slide
 presenta;on

sec;on
 of
 the
 webinar

(rela;ve
 to
 the
 Q&A)
 was

6.
 The
 ques;on
 and
 answer

sec;on
 of
 the
 webinar
 was

7.
 The
 ques;on
 and
 answer

sec;on
 of
 the
 webinar
 was

7.
 Rela;ve
 to
 what
 was

presented
 in
 the
 webinar,

to
 what
 degree
 should

emphasis
 be
 placed
 on

each
 sec;on?:

a)
 Overview
 of
 the

fellowship
 program;

b)
 How
 to
 find
 detailed

informa;on
 about
 the

program;

c)
 Goals
 of
 and
 advice
 for

applicants;

d)
 Specific
 informa;on

about
 the
 3
 compe;;ve

areas;

e)
 Submission

requirements
 (e.g.,

components
 of
 a
 proposal)

8.
 Rela;ve
 to
 what
 was

presented
 in
 the
 webinar,

to
 what
 degree
 should

emphasis
 be
 placed
 on

each
 sec;on?:

a)
 Overview
 of
 the

fellowship
 program;

b)
 How
 to
 find
 detailed

informa;on
 about
 the

program;

c)
 Goals
 of
 and
 advice
 for

applicants;

d)
 Specific
 informa;on

about
 the
 3
 compe;;ve

areas;

e)
 Submission

requirements
 (e.g.,

components
 of
 a
 proposal)

8.
 In
 what
 ways
 can
 we

improve
 the
 webinar?

9.
 In
 what
 ways
 can
 we

improve
 the
 webinar?

9.
 What
 other
 means
 of

communica;on
 would
 you

use
 to
 obtain
 informa;on

about
 the
 PRFB
 program

(check
 all
 that
 apply)?

a)  Email

b)  PRFB
 web
 page

updates

c)  DBI
 blog

d)  Twi)er

e)  Other
 (specify)

10.
 What
 other
 means
 of

communica;on
 would
 you

use
 to
 obtain
 informa;on

about
 the
 PRFB
 program

(check
 all
 that
 apply)?

a)  Email

b)  PRFB
 web
 page

updates

c)  DBI
 blog

d)  Twi)er

e)  Other
 (specify)

Group
 3

Group
 4

3.
 Rank
 the
 following

poten;al
 content
 areas
 of

PRFB
 program
 webinar
 in

order
 of
 priority
 (1
 being

your
 top
 priority):

a)
 Overview
 of
 the

fellowship
 program;

b)
 How
 to
 find
 detailed

informa;on
 about
 the

program;

c)
 Goals
 of
 and
 advice
 for

applicants;

d)
 Specific
 informa;on

about
 the
 3
 compe;;ve

areas;

e)
 Submission

requirements
 (e.g.,

components
 of
 a
 proposal)

3.
 Rank
 the
 following

poten;al
 content
 areas
 of

PRFB
 program
 webinar
 in

order
 of
 priority
 (1
 being

your
 top
 priority):

a)
 Overview
 of
 the

fellowship
 program;

b)
 How
 to
 find
 detailed

informa;on
 about
 the

program;

c)
 Goals
 of
 and
 advice
 for

applicants;

d)
 Specific
 informa;on

about
 the
 3
 compe;;ve

areas;

e)
 Submission

requirements
 (e.g.,

components
 of
 a
 proposal)

4.
 What
 addi;onal

informa;on
 would
 you
 like

to
 see
 in
 a
 webinar
 about

the
 PRFB
 program?

4.
 What
 addi;onal

informa;on
 would
 you
 like

to
 see
 in
 a
 webinar
 about

the
 PRFB
 program?

5.
 What
 other
 means
 of

communica;on
 would
 you

use
 to
 obtain
 informa;on

about
 the
 PRFB
 program

(check
 all
 that
 apply)?

a)  Email

b)  PRFB
 web
 page

updates

c)  DBI
 blog

d)  Twi)er

e)  Other
 (specify)

5.
 What
 other
 means
 of

communica;on
 would
 you

use
 to
 obtain
 informa;on

about
 the
 PRFB
 program

(check
 all
 that
 apply)?

a)  Email

b)  PRFB
 web
 page

updates

c)  DBI
 blog

d)  Twi)er

e)  Other
 (specify)

Provide
 a
 comment
 box
 for
 “Addi;onal
 comments”
 at
 the
 end.